The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-07-17
CHAPTER CXLIX.

A Supplement to an act entitled 'An act
to prevent deception in the sale of oleo-
margarine, hu:terine or any imitation of
dairy products, and to preserve the pub
lie health" approved March twenty-sec-
ond, ora thousand eight hundred and
eighty,sjx.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New Jtr-
sey, That nothing in said act shall be SO
construed as to permit the sale or the offer
ing or exposing for sale, or the having in
possession for the purpose Of sale, of any
oleomargarine or butterine, or any sub
stance in imitation of natural butter, that
is colored, stained or mixed with annatto
or any other coloring matter or substance.
q. And be it enacted, That section four
of said act be aud the same is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
"a. And be it enacted, That no person
shall sell any oleomargarine, butterine,
suine or any substance Ia imitation or SEM
blance of natural butter or cheese, or any
substance that is rendered, made, manu-
featured or compounded oRt of any animal
or vegetable CT mineral fat or oil, not pro-
duced from pure milk or the cream from
pure milk at retail or in quantities less
than the original tub, tirkin or other pack-
age. unless he shall first inform the pur
chaser that the substance is not natural
butter or cheese, but Is imitation butter or
cheese, and at the time Of sale and with
each sale lie shall give to the purchaser q
card or notice printed on which shall be
the name of the substance sold and the
name and address of the seller or vendor,
and nothing else shall be printed thereon
unless ii be the weight of the parcel; ana
said notice or card shall be at least Elk
inches long aud at least four inches wide,
and the printing thereof shall be in letters
at least of the size known as two-lne Eng
ish. and said notice or card shall be print
ed in black and in the English language,
upon white paper, plainly and le9ibly AN 4
shall be either upon the outside of the
outer wrapper in which the substance Is
delivered to the purchaser or upon sepa-
rats card or paper attached thereto; IN
either case the notice shall be so placed
that no part thereof shall be concealed
from view
8. And be it enacted, That the state dairy
commissioner is hereby directed and en-
powered to aid in the enforcement of the
provisions of an act entitled Gan act to
prevent the adulteration of food or drugs"
approved March twenty fifth, one thousand
4 eight hundred and sighty-one, and said
sIAcommissioner and his assistants and agents
teare hereby clothed with the same powers
rIhs are conferred on inspectors or officers
ives the provisions of said act, and the ex-
sion tesiof such enforcement shall be paid
q waeh of the appropriation made for the
uiriSrposes OF the act to which this is sup
fement.
/ A. And be it enacted, That the state dali
Try commissioner may appoint the chemlsi
or chemists, analyst or analysts required
by the provisions OF this act or the act 20
which this Ii IA supplement, and fix the
compensation to be paid such chemists or
analysis.
s. And be it enacted, That the convIc-
ton in prosecutions under the act 10 which